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5 January 2017

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Freeze Warning; Water May Be Turned Off

The National Weather Service is forecasting a low of 24 for
Friday night and 26 for Saturday night. Gardeners should be
prepared for the water to be turned off in the garden Friday
afternoon through mid-day Sunday.

As a general rule of thumb, gardeners should anticipate water
being turned off whenever temperatures are forecast to be below
30 for more than a few hours.

Board Adopts Guidelines Implementing Active Gardening Pilot

At the September All Gardeners meeting, Sunshine members
directed the board "to pilot test requiring members to actively
garden their plot(s) and a process for enforcing this requirement."
The board has finalized the guidelines for implementing the pilot
and will begin the pilot. The guidelines set out the process
for identifying plots not being actively gardened and for how
the board will enforce the active gardening requirement.
Considerations in identifying inactively gardened plots will
include:

Plot(s) not being consistently planted, maintained, or
timely harvested; and

Consistently producing no more produce from plot(s)
than would be expected from a smaller plot or fewer plots.

Once a plot is identified as not being actively gardened,
the member will be required to sign an agreement detailing
how the plot will be actively gardened. Failure to comply
with the agreement will result in a sanction which could
range from a warning to reduction in the size or number of
plots assigned or termination of membership.
Full guidelines.

SCG Notice Board

We now have a fully functioning notice board by the driveway.
You can write notes to other gardeners on the chalk board or post printed notices with a magnet.
Chalk is available in the trailer by the bookcase. Magnets will be available soon.
Many thanks to Jeff Monks.

Spring Garden Sale - Press Release for distribution

Please share this information with your neighborhood
association and any other group you think will have an interest.
Press Release

Front Gate Lock

If you open the front gate in the mornings please try and
put the lock back in the small hole on the latch.

This makes it easier for the person locking the gate in
the evenings.

Put Your Coop On The Map!

Apply for the 2017 Funky Chicken Coop Tour by January 24th!

Last
year's tour was amazing! Are you ready to join
us in 2017 to keep Austin FUNky with your very own
backyard chicken coop, duck pen, or other poultry
housing? Apply to show off your poultry habitat,
fabulous or functional, for the 9th Annual Funky
Chicken Coop Tour. Yes-- your coop is funky enough!!
The deadline to submit is January 24th.Apply Now!

Looking for More Ways to Join the Fun?

Volunteers are central to a successful and super funky tour.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Funky Chicken Coop Tour.
Apply here
to volunteer!!

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